Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007
Norwegian television song competition
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The Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007 was Norway's sixth national Melodi Grand Prix Junior for young singers aged 8 to 15.[1] It was held on June 2, 2007, in Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway and broadcast live presented by Stian Barsnes Simonsen. Nine participants participated and the contest was won by 11-year-old Celine Helgemo with her song Bæstevænna (Bestfriends). She received the award out of the hands of Ole Runar, who won the 2006 contest with his song "Fotball e supert".
- 2 June 2007
Oslo, Norway
| Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007 | |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
|
| Venue | Oslo Spektrum Oslo, Norway |
| Organisation | |
| Broadcaster | Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) |
| Presenter | Stian Barsnes-Simonsen |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 9 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Televoting, the winner is the one with most votes |
| Winning song | "Bæstevænna" by Celine Helgemo |
The first and second-place winners, Celine and the duo Martin & Johannes, were Norway's participants in MGP Nordic 2007 with additional contestants from Denmark, Sweden, and Finland.
The album Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007 containing the songs of the finals reached No. 1 on the VG-lista Norwegian Albums Chart on week 24 of 2007 staying at the top of the charts for 1 week.
Results
First round
| No. | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Celine Helgemo | "Bæstevænna" | Super finalist |
| 02 | Angels | "Vi hopper og vi spretter" | Eliminated |
| 03 | Føniks | "Den fineste" | Super finalist |
| 04 | Susanne Mollestad | "Ingen vei" | Eliminated |
| 05 | Tre små pønkere | "Vibira" | Super finalist |
| 06 | Ivan Neeraas | "Drømmedama" | Eliminated |
| 07 | Kristin Aspelund | "Katt og mus" | Eliminated |
| 08 | The Real Five | "Kolbotn" | Eliminated |
| 09 | Martin Henriksen and Johannes Zimmer | "Når vi blir berømt" | Super finalist |
Super Final
Here's the results from the superfinal. Highlighted contestants went to MGP Nordic 2007.
| No. | Artist | Song | Position | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Celine Helgemo | "Bæstevænna" | 1 | 16,877 |
| 02 | Føniks | "Den fineste" | 4 | 11,572 |
| 03 | Tre små pønkere | "Vibira" | 3 | 13,510 |
| 04 | Martin Henriksen and Johannes Zimmer | "Når vi blir berømt" | 2 | 14,267 |
Interval Acts
During the interval, Venke Knutson performed her song "Holiday".